Rake-head.



No. 840,647.v PATENTED JAN. EG, 1907.

M. F. NEWSOM.

l BAKE HEAD'.

APPLICATION FILED AMAR. Z8, 1906.

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PATENTED JAN. 8v, 1907.

M. I'. NEWSOM.

RAKB HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2a,19o6.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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.Be it known thatgll, MrLLARD F. Nnwsoii, a citizen of the United States,"residing 'at Cross Cut, in the county ofBrowmMState of Texas, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in`. Rak e Headsg, and* Ldo` hereby declare the'followingto be afull, clear,

' e" andgexactd'escription ofthe invention,f'su`ch aswill enable others'skilled in the. art to which it appertain's to make and use the same.` This yinvention relates to rakeeheads, and

s has forjit's object to provide a headofnovel construction having removable teeth and 1ncluding means for securelyholding the teeth Y inthe head,'th`e said means being movableto signed for engagement with the underf sides Y .is a detail ofv thel said 'head to position.

lnx-the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is:v a perspectiveview of the rake-head. Fig. 2 f is a vertical longitudinal section.

Fig'. Sis a top plan view with the to'p'fplater removed.. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through Vthe rake-head including one of the teeth. j Fig. 5 perspective view of one ofthe teeth.

. comprises a bar 10, which has its upperface i provided with a recess 11, which opens through one end of the bar, `thesaid bar bee` ing provided also with a seriesofopenings 12, which open through the under side of thebar and into the said recess 11.`

Slidably dis osed in the recess l111 inthe bar 10 is aloc 'nglate 13, which isof less length than the sai recess and which is provided at its end adjacent the end ofthe bar speqiatibn of Letters Patent.. y l Application filed March28, 190,6. Serial NoI 308,541'.

securely locli the I teethin moved toward the end'of the. arlO through v ing the `nut from the stem 14 theplate`13 Referring to the drawings, theralie-head Patented an.'` 8, 1967.-

.length 'with series ef lathes-lots 161,2 the ledges'of the reduced portion of each slot hav i ing their viupyperfaces inclined-.u wardly 'insa direction from that end of the p ateat which the stem v14' 'is' located. e Engagedthrough' each fof the vope'nin s 12in the vbar 1() isa tooth 17, whichis s ouldered upon opposite i i sides,` as at 1 8, to limitits upward movement through the said opening and. which isre-;

6 "1 l its upper en d, the said recessesy forming a cessed upon oppositesides, as ,at .19,"adjacent head 2 0 at the upper end 'of each tooth'. The

of the reduced portion of there atedslots 1:64 and are designedfor engagement Vtherebyj to inthe headxlO. From lfthetforegoing; it will be readilyj un,

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`u nd`e1.sideof each head 20.is inclined. ingzajf l 'common plane with the corres onding edge s`v derstood that byl turning thenut 1.5 upongthe-` threaded stem 141 after thefteeths have beenl insertedwith'theiriupper ends through the;

openingsgl2 in the barf'l() the latej13 lwillifbe which the A recess r1j 1 opens, Iresulting in the engagement of the edges of thereducedpor-.-

by. drawing the saidteethnin an'upwar'd direction and'causing their shoulders `18jto` firmly engage the under side of the bar 10.' i

It will be understood, ofcourse, that byturnmaybe moved to a position to'release the- The cover 16 is provided in its under face with a recess21, which receives the heads 2O of the teeth 17, and the said cover is ysecured upon the saidv bar 10 by means of screws or bolts 22. A handle 21S-is provided withdi# -vergingarms 24, which are secured Ainany r suitable manner to Y the bar '10, as will vbefun-` derstood. f f

. 9; teeth17 to permit their removal for repair or Y Q, I replacement.

What is claimed i'sj i 1. A device of the class described compris l ling a bar, a plate slidablymounted upon the 'n r` bar, a series of headed teeth' engaged through! 1 i openings in saidbar, vandmeans carriedfbyio 5 the plate for en agement With said heads to prevent remova of said teeth. 'i i f 2. A device of theclass described comprise i ing `a bar,\a series of headed teeth engaged through/openings in said bar, and a plate ad-.. 1 1o U i through which the recess opens with an integral screw-threaded stem 14, uponwhich is engaged an adjusting-nut 15, which abuts against the said end of the bar'and the cor- 5o respondingend of a top 16, which is removably secured upon the upper face of the said bar, the said nut serving to'adjust the locking-plate 13 longitudinally in the recess 11, fora urposeto be hereinafter described. The p ate 13 is provided throughout its justablyv disposed upon said bar and having portions arranged for engagement with the heads en said teeth. y

3. A device ot theclass described comprising a bar having a series of headed teeth engaged through openings therein7 and a plate having Wedge portions arranged for engagement beneath said heads on said teeth.

2l. A device of the class described comprising a bar having openings formed therethrough, teeth'engaged 'through said openings, said teeth being provided at their upper ends With heads and intermediate their ends -With shoulders, said shoulders being arranged to abut against the under side ot said and a plate adjustablvdisposed `upon said` bar andr providedwith keyhole-slots, the edges of the reduced portions ofsaid slots :being arrangedtor engagement in the said recesses..

A device of the class described comprising a bar having a series of openings formed therethrough, teeth engaged insaid open- ,in'gs and :having recesses formed inopposite sides thereof, and a plate adjustably disposed upon said bar, said plate being provided. With a series of keyhole-slots,y the edges of the reduced portions of said slots being Wedge-shaped and being arranged for 'engagem entin said recesses.

7; A device of the class described comprising a bar having a series of openings formed therethrough, a plate adjustablyy disposed upon the bar and provided lwith a series of keyhole-slots, headed teeth engaged through the openings in said bar and through said keyhole-slots and means for adjusting the plate to cause the saine to engage the heads ot the teeth.

8. A device of the class described comprising a bar having a series oi openings formed therethrough, a plate adjustably disposed upon said bary and having keyhole-slots formed therethrough, headed teeth engaged through said openings and said slots, said teeth having the under sides of their heads ,inclined `and means for adjusting the plate to cause the saine to engage the heads of the teeth.

9. A device of the class described comprising a bar having openings 'formed therethrough, teeth engaged 'through said openings, heads formed on the upper ends of said teeth, a plate disposed upon said bar and having portions arranged for engagement be- 'neath said heads, and ineans connected with the plate and4 cooperating with the bar for adjusting the said plate thereon. i

l0.` Adevice of the class described coini MILLARD F. NEW'soM.

Witnesses:

S. l. HANTo, T. J. CLARK. 

